Phuzekhemisi

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Data updated on 2025-07-23 19:16:48 UTC

When Trevor Payne, the Barbados-born founder and director of the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, heard the singing of South African vocalist and songwriter Phuzekhemisi (born Johnston Zibakwakhe Mnyandu), he was so impressed that he immediately envisioned a collaboration between his choir and Phuzekhemisi and his group. Their joint performance at St. James United Church in Montreal was recorded and released as Jubilation VII: Hamba Ekhaya. Phuzekhemisi was no stranger to music. As John Bhengu, he had built his reputation as a finger style acoustic guitarist in the streets of Durban, Johannesburg, during the 1950s. Switching to the electric guitar and assuming his current name in the late '60s, he continued to pioneer the Zulu-traditional music known as maskandi. A native of the small South African village of Maskanda, Phuzekhemisi launched his musical career shortly after relocating to Johannesburg. After building a following as a street musician, he was taken under the wing of Welcome Bhodloza Nzimande, station manager of Ukhozi FM (formerly Radio Zulu). With Nzimande's encouragement, he was able to secure a recording contract in the early '60s. His debut album, Imbizio, which combined traditional maskandi and township jive, sold more than 100,000 copies and qualified for double-platinum status. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi

Genres

: traditional music afro soul

Total plays

10.7 million

Updated on 2025-07-23

Date	Total plays
2025-07-23	10,676,677
2025-07-15	10,615,902
2025-07-07	10,549,642
2025-06-29	10,484,534
2025-06-21	10,419,577
2025-06-13	10,354,838
2025-06-05	10,292,519
2025-05-28	10,232,820
2025-05-20	10,172,201
2025-05-04	10,047,158
2025-04-25	11,238,819
2025-04-15	9,895,535
2025-04-08	9,842,012
2025-03-30	9,774,185
2025-03-22	9,715,112
2025-03-13	9,651,628
2025-03-04	9,590,213
2025-02-24	9,535,877
2025-02-14	9,466,860
2025-02-06	9,411,165
2025-01-26	9,333,073
2025-01-18	9,271,501
2025-01-09	9,207,496
2025-01-01	9,150,050
2024-12-23	9,072,771
2024-12-15	10,443,013
2024-11-26	6,594,105
2024-06-17	5,641,073
2024-06-01	5,561,367
2024-05-17	5,478,844
2024-04-30	5,390,592
2024-04-15	5,320,211
2024-03-31	5,250,535
2024-03-16	5,173,929
2024-03-01	5,105,275
2024-02-16	5,040,998
2023-11-30	4,686,612
2023-10-21	4,439,403
2023-10-04	3,797,837
2023-09-19	3,738,867
2023-08-30	3,661,692
2023-08-26	3,227,598
2023-08-21	3,208,105

Monthly listeners

39,836

Followers

38,059

Top Cities

Johannesburg

10,288 listeners
Durban

8,311 listeners
Pretoria

6,522 listeners
Cape Town

5,056 listeners
Gauteng

2,585 listeners

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Uhlobo Lwami	3,524	4:18	2005-09-12
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